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Allegheny Region Recreation • Permissible Length of Stay Is Fourteen (14) Days RECREATION AREAS ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST FOREST SERVICE RECREATION AREA RULES ALLEGHENY REGION Recreation • Permissible length of stay is fourteen (14) days. Leaving your campsite unoccupied CAMPING – Each campsite contains a picnic table, fire ring during the first night after equipment has been set up, or leaving equipment for more Camping Season Open: than 24 hours thereafter, is prohibited. or grill, accommodates parking for two vehicles, a wheeled • Please be considerate of other campers. Quiet time is from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. camping unit and tent. • Check out time is 2:00 PM. Camping fees must be paid within 30 minutes after your arrival. Don’t forget to put your site number and your license plate number on your Camping or otherwise occupying National Forest Lands for fee envelope. greater than 14 days in a 30 day period is not permitted. • Campsites should not be used by more than eight persons. Each campsite contains a picnic table, a fire ring or grill, and accommodates parking for two vehicles and RESERVATIONS – Selected Forest Service campsites can a wheeled camping unit and tent. Parking for additional vehicles will be charged at = No Service In Winter $5/day/vehicle and parked in public parking areas. Other recreation equipment be reserved, be canceled, and customer information will associated with a campsite (boats, trailers, jetski, etc.) are not charged. be provided by calling the National Recreation Reservation System at: • Weapons, firearms, and fireworks must not be discharged in recreation areas. • Waste material from trailers must be deposited at a dump station. Please place trash 1-877-444-6777 www.recreation.gov in the provided receptacles. • Please build fires only in designated fireplaces. Dead material, on the ground, may (U.S. & Canada) TDD 1-877-833-6777 ear Round/ Agency No. Of Developed Sites Amphitheater Boat/Motor Rentals Cabin Rentals Campground Camper Dumping Station Programs Drinking Water Electrical Hookups Areas Fee Available Fishing Area Group Camping Center Information/Visitors Laundromat in Vicinity Launching Ramps Area Parking Pets (On Leash) Areas Picnic Picnic Shelter Playgrounds Available Reservations Restaurant/Snack Bar Restroom Facilities Hookups Sewage and Water Showers Stores Areas) Swimming (Developed Trails Camp Rates: Low ($8-14) Medium ($15-18) High ($19-25) Group Camp Rates Day Use Fee y Location On Map April Fishing Season Mid-April/Fri. Before PA Thursday Before Memorial Day After Labor Day Weekend Tuesday September October December be used for fires, but living trees, shrubs, and plants must not be cut or damaged. FAX 1-301-722-9802 • Please don’t pound nails into trees, picnic tables, and other government property; Payments can be made by VISA, Mastercard, Discover card, they are unsightly, and may create a safety hazard. Heat from lanterns hung on trees Recreation can burn or damage trees. Pet leashes wrapped around tree trunks wear bark away NO mailed personal check, or money order. The Forest Service and may eventually kill the tree. 1. Beaver Meadows FS 38 MOTORS E-11 cannot take reservations. • • • • • • • Pets must be kept on a leash, and are not allowed on beaches or in the water. ON RECREATION AREA yEAR-ROUND 2. Big Bend Recreation Area COE J J RIVER J J INFORMATION MON-SUN SAT & SUN F-5 • No camping is allowed in picnic areas. A reservation fee will be charged for family units and for • • • • • group units. A two night minimum reservation is required for • US Army Corps of Engineers prohibits the use of snowmobiles and ATVs on the 3. Bradford Ranger Station FS J J J I-5 Allegheny Reservoir frozen surface. weekends and a three night minimum is required for holiday • $40 $5,1 • US Army Corps of Engineers prohibits the use of alcohol on the Allegheny Reservoir weekends at some campgrounds. 4. Buckaloons FS 57 J J J J J J Med. C-5 • • • • • • • • • • • • water surface. 5. Camp Olmsted LEASED to BOy SCOUTS OF AMERICA G-3 Reservations for family sites can be made 4 to 240 days NO • SAFETY $40 RECREATION AREA yEAR-ROUND in advance; group sites can be reserved 4 to 360 days in 6. Chapman State Park PA 83 MOTORS J J J J J J J Low -50 CAMPING D-7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Caution: Be especially aware of underwater obstructions which may include advance. CAMPERS SHOWERS stumps, logs, and rocks. In addition, selected bays at Allegheny Reservoir have 7. Dewdrop ONLy FS 74 Med. G-5 shallow water fish attractors in place, which are marked with round orange • • • • • • • • • • • MAy- Local information can be obtained by calling any of our FEES buoys. Floating debris may also be at or near the lake surface as a result of 8. East Branch COE 41 J J J J J LowSEPT. L-10 Forest Service Offices. If you are planning to camp and were • • • • • • • fluctuating pool levels. Boaters, skiers, and swimmers should be watchful for unable to make reservations, we suggest you call Allegheny 9. Elijah Launch FS J J J J J $5,1 G-6 these obstructions. Diving into any area of the lake may be hazardous, and is Site Management at 814-368-4158 to check availability. • • strongly discouraged. 10. Forest Supervisor’s Office FS J J J D-5 • Four Major Causes of Drowning – 1. Irresponsible use of alcohol. 2. Not wear- Reservations for non-forest service facilities can be made • • • ing personal floatation devices.3 . Insufficient swimming skills.4 . Hypothermia: J a cold water condition. 11. Handsome Lake FS 20 Low G-4 by calling the responsible agency. See Agency Key listings • • • • • • $40 THESE NATIONAL FOREST RECREATION SITES WERE below. 12. Hearts Content FS 26 J J J J J J J J Low C-8 • • • • • • DEVELOPED FOR YOUR USE AND ENJOYMENT. PLEASE CAMPING IN UNDEVELOPED AREAS – The Allegheny 13. Highbanks SNI 200 J Call H-1 KEEP IT AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND IT...NEAT, CLEAN, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AND ATTRACTIVE. National Forest is managed differently than other public lands 14. Hooks Brook FS 32 J Low G-3 in providing dispersed camping opportunities. Dispersed • • • • • J The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimina- camping is permitted in most areas of the Allegheny National 15. Hopewell FS 20 • • • • • • Low G-4 tion in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, Forest. Camping is not permitted in the following areas: national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital 16. Irwin Run Canoe Launch FS J J J • • G-13 status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, • On the shores and within 1500 feet inland of the genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part 17. Jakes Rocks FS J F-5 timberline around Allegheny Reservoir and the Tionesta • • • • of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance J FEES program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons Reservoir, except in the developed areas designed for 18. Kelletville COE 20 Low C-10 • • • • with disabilities who require alternative means for communication camping. J $5,1 of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should 19. Kiasutha FS 98 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • High G-6 • Jakes Rocks, Rimrock, and the main access roads into contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 20. Kinzua Beach FS $5,1 G-5 these areas. • • • • • • • • To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office 21. Kinzua Bridge State Park PA J J J L-7 of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, • Within 1500 feet either side of the center line of Allegheny • • • • • DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 Reservoir Scenic Drive (includes Longhouse Scenic Drive 22. Kinzua Point FS J G-5 ( TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. BOAT BOAT • • • BOAT DUMP DUMP CAFE & DUMP $4 Vehicle PRINTED ON RECyCLED PAPER and portions of State Routes 59, 346, and 321). BOATS 23. Kinzua-Wolf Run Marina KM ONLy ONLy J J J J ONLy J $8 Vehicle + Trailer G-5 • • • • • • • • • • Within either side of the main channel of Kinzua Creek 24. Loleta FS 38 J J J J J J J J J Low $41 $3,1 SHOWERS E-13 from Red Bridge upstream to Mead Run. • • • • • • • 25. Marienville Ranger Station FS J J E-11 • • Hearts Content Scenic Area or Tionesta Research Natural Area. 26. Minister Creek FS 6 J Low D-9 • • • • • • • Recreation Campfire permits are not required for camping in undeveloped 27. Morrison FS 38 J Low G-5 • • • • • • areas. We ask that all persons camping in undeveloped J Low & $5 28. Onoville Marina Park CC 70 DOCKS J J J J J Med. G-2 areas use a cook stove, or build a safe fireplace, keep a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Areas clean camp (pack out what you pack in) and make sure any 29. Pine Grove FS 13 J Low G-5 YEAR • • • • • $85 $5,6 CABINS CAMPGROUNDS fire is fully extinguished before leaving camp. If latrines are J J J J J J J J J J J J J J yEAR-ROUND APRIL - DECEMBER 30. Quaker Ny 185 ROUND Med. H-2 needed, they should be provided in a suitable area to assure • • • • • • • • • • • SHOWERS the health and sanitation of your family and others who will 31. Red Bridge FS 65 J J J J J J J High H-6 • • • • • • follow. Latrines should be dug 200 feet from streams. Waste 32. Red Bridge Bank Fishing FS J J H-6 needs to be in organic soil to break down, which may be NO YEAR • J J J J J J J J J J J J $85 $5,6 less than 6" deep.
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